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Muga, White, Rioja DOC, Spain, 2012, 13% abv.

Posted on April 19, 2014 by winellama

Spain recently cracked the code – its wine production numbers surged last year (2013) to make it the world’s largest wine producer. It has officially surpassed second place Italy and (gasp) the French came in at paltry number three. More … Continue reading →

Posted in Malvasia, Spain, Viura / White Rioja | Tagged Cantabrian Mountains, Joven, Macabeo, malvasia, muga, Rioja DOC, River Oja, spain, viura, White, WSET Diploma, WSET Study, WSET unit 3 | Leave a comment

Poggio Morina Tenuta, Vermentino, Toscana IGT, Italy, 2011, 13% abv

Posted on April 18, 2014 by winellama

Vermentino is an aromatic white grape grown in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence (where it’s called Rolle), and also in Italy’s Sardinia, Liguria (Pigato), Piedmonte (Favorita) as well as in Corsica. Here in Tuscany, it is called Vermentino as per the … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Rolle, Vermentino | Tagged Italy, Poggio Morina Tenuta, Toscana IGT, Vermentino, white wine | 2 Comments

Koyle Gran Reserva, Alto Colchagua, Carménère , Chile, 2012, 14% abv, C$22

Posted on April 17, 2014 by winellama

Carménère is originally from Bordeaux and Southwest France, but it was taken to the New World, specifically Chile, by French immigrants in the mid 1800s. It has proven to be far better suited to its new South American home because … Continue reading →

Posted in Carmenere, Chile, RED | Tagged Alto Colchagua, Carménère, chile, Diploma, Koyle Gran Reserva, WSET Study, WSET unit 3 | 2 Comments

Bucci, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC, Classico, Superiore, Oestra Vetere, Marche, Italy, 2011, 13.5% abv.

Posted on April 12, 2014 by winellama

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi is a DOC located in the Marche province of Italy on the country’s east coast. It’s located north of Abruzzo province and south of Emilia Romagna. About 30 km inland from the town of Ancona, … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Verdicchio, WHITE | Tagged Ancona, Bucci, Classico, Governo effect, Italy, Marche, Oestra Vetere, Superiore, Verdicchio, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC, WSET Diploma, WSET Studying | 2 Comments

San Cristoforo, Azienda Agricola Pietro Rinaldi, Barbaresco DOCG, Alba, Piemonte, Italy, 2007, 14%, C$60

Posted on April 6, 2014 by winellama

I caught this one at the height of its perfection. Not being a frequent consumer of Italian wine, I have to admit I need to study just a little (ok, maybe a lot) before I go to buy anything. Can … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Nebbiolo | Tagged Alba, Azienda Agricola Pietro Rinaldi, Baby Barolo, barbaresco, Barbaresco DOCG, Helvetian soil, Italy, nebbiolo, Piemonte, red wine, San Cristoforo, Tortonian soil, WSET Diploma, WSET Study, WSET unit 3 | Leave a comment

Domaine Marcel Deiss, Riesling, Vin d’Alsace (Alsace AC), France, 2010, 13% abv, C$41

Posted on March 30, 2014 by winellama

Alsace – a 120km long by 8km wide swath of land located in the far northeastern reaches of France to the east of the Vosges Mountains that cut it off from the rest of the country. Alsace has a somewhat … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Riesling, WHITE | Tagged 2010, biodynamic, Domaine Marcel Deiss, france, Marechal Foch, riesling, TDN, trimethyldinapthalene, Vin d'Alsace (Alsace AC), Vosges, white wine | 2 Comments

Terras Gauda, O Rosal, Albariño, Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain, 2012, 12.5% abv, C$41

Posted on March 28, 2014 by winellama

Albariño, as it’s referred to in Galicia (northwestern Spain), or Alvarinho as it’s called in Portugal’s northern Vinho Verde DOC, is a white grape enjoying a renaissance of sorts amongst those looking for something new and unusual to drink. Galicia … Continue reading →

Posted in Albarino / Alvarinho, Blanco Caino, Spain, Treixadura / Trincadero, WHITE | Tagged Albarino, Galicia, O Rosal, Rias Baixas, spain, Terras Gauda, white wine, WSET Diploma, WSET Study, WSET unit 3 | Leave a comment

Stoneboat, Chorus, White Blend, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2011, 11.5% abv.

Posted on March 25, 2014 by winellama

What a nice find – two dusty bottles on the lower shelf in the back at a small liquor store out in Whiterock, BC. Lucky me… The Chorus is an old fave – a blend of 6 white varieties including … Continue reading →

Posted in BC, Gruner Veltliner (Gru-Ve), Kerner, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Schonberger, Viognier, WHITE | Tagged Austrian varietals, Austrian wine law regions, BC, Chorus, DAC, Gruner Veltliner, Kerner, Okanagan Valley, Pinot Blanc, pinot gris, Schonberger, Stoneboat, viognier, White Blend, white wine | Leave a comment

Royal Tokaji, 5 Puttonyos Aszu, Hungary, 2007, 11.5% abv, 250 ml

Posted on March 17, 2014 by winellama

One of the classic sweet wines of the world, Tokaji has been produced in Hungary since the 1600s (pronounced ‘Toe-kai’). The vineyards where the Furmint, Harslevelu and Muscat de Lunel (aka Muskatoly) grapes central to this wine style are grown … Continue reading →

Posted in Furmint, Harslevelu, Hungary, Muscat Ottonel / Lunel / Muscatoly, Tokaji, WHITE | Leave a comment

Chateau Doisy-Daene, Barsac, Grand Vin de Sauternes, France, Denis Dubourdieu, France, 2009, 13.5% abv, C$50, 375 ml

Posted on March 16, 2014 by winellama

Doisy-Daene is a Deuxieme Cru property from the Barsac-Sauternes region of Bordeaux, France. The 1855 Classification was completed by the Bordeaux Board of Trade for the Paris Exhibition held that year and was the way in which the properties of … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Sauternes-Barsac, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon | Leave a comment